Clinical Trials Facility Manager - Kilifi at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead in the development, implementation and review of Clinical Trials Facility Departmental strategic and operational plans, budgets, policies and procedures that are aligned to the Programme’s strategic goals and objectives.
• Provide Strategic leadership, Management and supervision to the Clinical Trials facility teams by overseeing Departmental operations and activities to ensure operational efficiency and significant contribution in the delivery of the Department’s Mandate.
• Lead in the Clinical Trials Facility Regulatory Compliance by ensuring that all national and international regulatory, legal and/or policy changes are monitored, documented and incorporated into the Programme’s relevant Policies and Procedures.
• Oversee maintenance, calibration, and availability of clinical trial-related infrastructure and equipment.
• Lead in Research Quality Assurance (QA) and Monitoring by providing leadership and oversight in quality assurance and monitoring documentations, policies, processes and interventions in liaison with the research Governance team.
• Build and maintain internal and external strategic partnerships, networks, exchanges and collaborations and provide the necessary support to researchers in the development of proposals and securing of research funding
• Provide Project Management oversight of all Clinical Trials Facility Projects and initiatives to ensure completion as per agreed timelines
• Support the management in decision making by providing strategic Clinical Trials advice, ad hoc and scheduled reports, management briefs, recommendations and participate in Strategic level meetings and other interactions.
• Support grant funded activities, feasibility assessments and engagements including visits, and internal reviews from an operational and logistical perspective, in collaboration with study teams and other applicable departments within the Programme
• Responsible for capacity building on Clinical Trials by overseeing the design and implementation of all Departmental capacity building initiatives such as mentorships, trainings, orientations, seminars and other interactive learning sessions.
• Lead in identifying and implementing new developments, Innovations and approaches in Clinical Trials to ensure that the Programme keeps abreast with emerging trends in Clinical Research.

Vacancy Requirements:

• Minimum PhD in medicine, Science, Public Health or any other relevant field from a recognized university.    Mandatory
• Certifications in Clinical Practice and Research Ethics from recognized institutions    Mandatory
• Must have a Minimum eight (8) years overall experience, four (4) years of which were at Senior Management level at a reputable organization    Mandatory
• Experience in managing Clinical Trials in a regulated Health Research, grant funded and multidisciplinary environment.    Mandatory
• Certificate in Leadership and/or Management from a recognized institution    Mandatory
• Demonstrated high levels of confidentiality and integrity    Mandatory
• Excellent interpersonal, written, presentation and communication skills    Mandatory
• Ability to build strong and diverse effective teams, delegation and team motivation    Mandatory
• Good fund raising, networking and collaboration skills.    Mandatory
• Strong strategic thinking, leadership and decision-making skills    Mandatory